Republican advantage in state Capitol could be long-lasting

8:36 PM,
Nov. 11, 2012

Wisconson State Capitol.

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Despite big wins in the presidential and U.S. Senate races last week, Wisconsin Democrats face the prospect of spending the rest of the decade in the minority in the state Capitol.

The sweeping victories by Republicans in the 2010 election allowed them to draw the state's legislative maps, a process triggered every 10 years by U.S. Census results, and protect vulnerable members by shifting the balance of their districts.

Democrats say they're still reviewing the election results to determine where they have a fighting chance in future legislative elections with the GOP-drawn map. But ...